Sibrina Collins

Sibrina Collins is an American inorganic chemist, educator, and researcher. She has held many career positions including being an editor, educator, and director of a museum. She is known for using pop culture references to engage students in STEM.

Early life and education Sibrina Collins was born in Detroit, Michigan. She took a chemistry class at Highland Park Community College while completing her associate degree, and was fascinated by the topic of stoichiometry, which led her to pursue being a chemist. Collins earned her Bachelor of Arts in chemistry from Wayne State University in 1994 and a Ph.D. in Inorganic Chemistry from Ohio State University in 2000. During that time, Collins considered multiple different career paths in chemistry. Although as an early student, she dreamed of teaching at an HBCU, over the years she had developed a passion for increasing diversity and inclusion in STEM and began devoting her efforts to that goal. She was also the executive director at The Marburger STEM Center (MSC), located on the campus of Lawrence Technological University campus in Southfield, MI from 2016 to 2021. She also worked with the Women of Ford to provide funding for automotive engineering clubs at two high schools. Collins has also been awarded the John G. Petty Community Champion Award from LTU. Collins's pedagogy uses storytelling to engage students, particularly minority students, into STEM.

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